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Japan April exports seen up but trade deficit to persist
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yahoo.com/topstories, Mon, 20 May 2013
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By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports are expected to have risen in April from a year earlier for a second straight month led by U.S.-bound shipments of cars and Asian demand for electronics parts in a sign a weak yen and global recovery are helping the export-reliant economy. However, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) data due on Wednesday is also likely to highlight the costs associated with a weak currency, with the country expected to log its 10th straight month of trade deficits in April, as a higher import bill offsets export gains. The median forecast was for a 5. ...
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Oakland: Two armed suspects at large after chase through Fruitvale district, police say
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San Jose Mercury News - News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Oakland police are searching for two armed and dangerous men who reportedly ran from a stolen vehicle they crashed during a police chase in the Fruitvale on Monday evening, authorities said.
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Overdose in Sherman Oaks? 2 women found in car parked on freeway -- 1 dead, 1 hospitalized
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Daily News (Woodland Hills), Mon, 20 May 2013
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SHERMAN OAKS -- Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Van Nuys Division tried today to determine what killed a passenger in a car parked along the Ventura (101) Freeway in Sherman Oaks.
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Police close Susan Powell case, offer new details
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yahoo.com/usnationalnews, Mon, 20 May 2013
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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — For the first time, Utah police said Monday they believe Susan Powell's brother-in-law was "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, even as they announced they couldn't solve the sensational case of a mother's disappearance after a nearly 3 ½-year investigation.
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File: Josh Powell had affair before wife vanished
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yahoo.com/usnationalnews, Mon, 20 May 2013
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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Newly released police files say Josh Powell had an affair with a Utah woman just months before his wife disappeared.
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Man robs Los Altos pizza joint of dough
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San Jose Mercury News - News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who used a pistol to rob a Round Table Pizza in Los Altos on Friday.
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Screams in video of man dead after deputy beating
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Sacramento Bee State Wire News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Loud wailing can be heard on cellphone video of a Bakersfield man who died after a beating from Kern County Sheriff's deputies, but little is visible.
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Death toll rises to 51 as huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb
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Bakersfield Californian - Latest News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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MOORE, Okla. -- A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise. The storm laid waste to scores of buildings in Moore, a community of 41,000 people south of the city. Block after block lay in ruins. Homes were crushed into piles of broken wood. Cars and trucks were left crumpled on the roadside.
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Concord: Man arrested on suspicion of stealing BMW during dealership test drive
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San Jose Mercury News - News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Concord police arrested a man who took a luxury car for a test drive at a local BMW dealership then sped off with the vehicle after kicking the accompanying salesperson out of the car in Pleasant Hill, authorities said.
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LA officer arrested for alleged lewd acts on girls
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Sacramento Bee State Wire News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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A Los Angeles police officer has been arrested for allegedly committing lewd acts on two girls under 10 years old while off duty.
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Police give details in Powell disappearance case
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yahoo.com/usnationalnews, Mon, 20 May 2013
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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — For the first time, Utah police said they believe Susan Powell's brother-in-law was "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body.
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Union City: Teacher accused of molesting students had 'cutest girl list', child tells police
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San Jose Mercury News - News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Elementary school teacher Michael Howey appeared in court Monday to be arraigned on 17 counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and 23 counts of annoying and molesting a child. Police say he kept a small group of students in the classroom during recess, when he would kiss and touch the children.
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Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations : sources
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yahoo.com/usnationalnews, Mon, 20 May 2013
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By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several U.S. government sources said on Monday. Obama has pledged more transparency on controversial counterterrorism programs, and giving the Pentagon the responsibility for part of the drone program could open it to greater congressional oversight. ...
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Brazil probes rumor that set off panic run on state bank
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yahoo.com/topstories, Mon, 20 May 2013
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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she ordered the Federal Police to investigate the source of a rumor that sent thousands of poor Brazilians running to state bank branches seeking payment of a monthly family stipend. A rumor that payments of the Bolsa Familia program would be ended led crowds to line up over the weekend at branches of the Caixa Economica Federal government bank to get their money. The rumor spread by word of mouth and cellphone text messages. ...
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Death toll rises to at least 51 in Oklahoma tornado : state agency
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yahoo.com/topstories, Mon, 20 May 2013
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(Reuters) - The death toll from a huge tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma on Monday rose to 51, the state medical examiner's office said. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead, up from 37 fatalities reported earlier. The powerful tornado, rated the second highest strength level of EF4 and packing winds of up to 200 miles per hour, touched down at midafternoon and devastated a wide area of the town. (Reporting By Brendan O'Brien; Writing by Greg McCune; Editing by Bill Trott)
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Death toll at least 51 in Oklahoma tornado
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yahoo.com/crimes&trials, Mon, 20 May 2013
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(Reuters) - The death toll from a huge tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma on Monday rose to 51, the state medical examiner's office said. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead, up from 37 fatalities reported earlier. The powerful tornado, rated the second highest strength level of EF4 and packing winds of up to 200 miles per hour, touched down at midafternoon and devastated a wide area of the town. (Reporting By Brendan O'Brien; Writing by Greg McCune; Editing by Bill Trott)
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Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA
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yahoo.com/usnationalnews, Mon, 20 May 2013
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles.
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San Jose: Silver Creek High sophomore killed in bicycle crash remembered as classroom leader
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San Jose Mercury News - News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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A Silver Creek High School sophomore killed while riding his bike to school is being remembered as an at-risk student who turned the tables and became a leader for his classmates, pouring his passion into music and art.
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Court decision pending in NYPD stop-and-frisk case
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yahoo.com/topstories, Mon, 20 May 2013
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NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic known as stop, question and frisk, and whether changes are needed to department policy, training and supervision.
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Witness video shows no baton strikes
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Bakersfield Californian - Latest News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Daniel Rodriguez, the new attorney representing the witnesses in the David Sal Silva beating case, released cell phone video shot by one of the witnesses for the first time Monday. As expected, the video taken by Francisco Arrieta at just after midnight on the morning of May 8 shows no baton strikes by the sheriff's deputies and California Highway Patrol officers who responded to the scene.
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Fremont and Redwood City men get combined 19 years prison for meth sales
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Contra Costa Times, Mon, 20 May 2013
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A Fremont man and a Redwood City man were sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison Friday for selling two pounds of methamphetamine to an undercover police officer, authorities said.
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L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Matthew Funicello pleads not guilty to assaulting an inmate
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Daily News (Woodland Hills), Mon, 20 May 2013
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LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy pleaded not guilty Monday to assaulting an inmate in the back of a patrol car, a charge brought nearly two years after the alleged incident occurred.
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50 explosive devices found in Belmont home, police say
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Contra Costa Times, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Police discovered 50 M-80-type explosives in a Belmont home they searched after allegedly catching a man who lived there with several pounds of pot and hundreds of pain pills, authorities said Monday
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Mile-wide tornado roars through Oklahoma City suburbs
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Bakersfield Californian - Latest News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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MOORE, Okla. -- A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. The storm laid waste to scores of buildings in Moore, south of the city. Block after block of the community lay in ruins, with heaps of debris piled up where homes used to be. Cars and trucks were left crumpled on the roadside.
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Rescuers searching for occupant of truck that drove into canal
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Bakersfield Californian - Latest News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Rescuers are searching for the occupant of a big rig that crashed over a railing on southbound Highway 99 at Norris Road and plunged into the canal Monday afternoon. Kern County Sheriff's spokesman Ray Pruitt said the cab of the truck was fully submerged and the trailer was leaning up against the bridge. One person was able to escape and was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries, but deputies believed a second person was in the truck.
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Two trains derail following crash early Monday
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Bakersfield Californian - Latest News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Several cars derailed but no injuries were reported after a train crashed into the back of another train northwest of Tehachapi early Monday morning. A BNSF Railway train rear-ended a Union Pacific train at 2:30 a.m. southwest of Highway 58 just east of Broome Road in Walong, Union Pacific spokesman Aaron Hunt said. There were no injuries to crew members on either train and no hazardous materials were being carried.
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Fresno suspects mistakenly dial 911 during crime
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Appeal-Democrat (Marysville), Mon, 20 May 2013
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FRESNO — Two men were in custody on Monday after accidentally dialing 911 on a cellphone before breaking into a car, authorities said. After the mistaken "pocket" call, a police dispatcher was able to hear a rambling 35-minute conversation that...
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Police Blotter: Juvenile suspected of tagging San Jose Fire Station 18 located and arrested
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San Jose Mercury News - Police Blotter, Mon, 20 May 2013
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SAN JOSEEzie Street and Senter Road, 12:03 a.m. last Tuesday Responding to shots fired, police went after a driver leaving the area on two flat tires.
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10-year-old North Highlands girl gunned down watching TV with family
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Sacramento Bee News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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A 10-year-old girl was shot to death Saturday night while watching TV in the living room of her North Highlands home, Sacramento county sheriff's investigators said Sunday. A pair of toy animals are seen as part of memorial outside the home, Monday, May 20, 2013, where Elvira Campos, 10, was shot and killed in North Highlands, Calif. Campos had been watching television with her parents Saturday night, when at least two gunmen walked up to the door of the home and began shooting. About a dozen shots were fired, killing Campos' and wounding her father and mother. Bullet holes are seen in the front window, Monday, May 20, 2013, of the home, where Elvira Campos, 10, was shot and killed in North Highlands, Calif. Campos had been watching television with her parents Saturday night, when at least two gunmen walked up to the door of the home and began shooting. About a dozen shot were fired, killing Campos' and wounding her father and mother. Elvira Campos was watching TV while sitting on a living room love seat when she was killed.
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Sacto 911: Two who died in Auburn plane crash are identified
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Sacramento Bee News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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The two people killed when their single-engine airplane crashed in Placer County over the weekend have been identified as a couple from Lassen County. Check out our crime blog, Sacto 9-1-1.
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Five die in van crash along Illinois highway
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yahoo.com/crimes&trials, Mon, 20 May 2013
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VANDALIA, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State Police say five people were killed and six others injured when a van in which they were riding left a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several times.
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NYPD to increase presence after bias killing
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yahoo.com/crimes&trials, Mon, 20 May 2013
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NEW YORK (AP) — A spate of anti-gay attacks in New York City is prompting police to increase their presence in some gay-friendly neighborhoods heading into what's usually a time for celebration.
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San Francisco: Man dies after fall at Bay to Breakers house party
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Contra Costa Times, Mon, 20 May 2013
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A man who fell from a roof during Bay to Breakers festivities in San Francisco on Sunday afternoon has died, police and hospital officials said.The 28-year-old man accidentally fell three stories from the roof of a building in the 2000 block of Fell Street along the Panhandle at about 3:30 p.
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Split-second choice ended with N.Y. student dead
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yahoo.com/crimes&trials, Mon, 20 May 2013
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A college student was taken hostage by a masked intruder when he aimed at an officer.
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Gilroy: Police investigating possible gang-related shooting
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Contra Costa Times, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Police are investigating an apparent gang-related shooting in Gilroy that hospitalized a man Saturday evening.
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Porterville police seek OK to purchase robot
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Porterville Recorder - Local News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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One man’s loss may be the police department’s gain. The Porterville Police Department is asking the Porterville City Council Tuesday night to approve using approximately $20,000 generated by policy seizing cash and items from criminals, mostly...
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Teen killed during iPad snatching in Las Vegas
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Contra Costa Times, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy over an iPad in Las Vegas, police said Sunday. Jacob Dismont, 18, and Michael Solid, 21, were booked Saturday into the Clark County jail on charges of open murder, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.
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Breakers partyer dies after fall from roof
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SFGate Bay Area News Stories, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Breakers partyer dies after fall from roof The victim was David Hamzeh, who worked at the San Francisco online marketing company DemandForce, said spokeswoman Diane Carlini of Intuit, which owns the firm. Hamzeh had been drinking at a party at 2040 Fell St. across from the Panhandle before he fell off the apartment building's roof around 3:30 p.m., police said. Henry Hutchinson, who lives next door to the apartment building, said a few dozen people were at the party and that it wasn't a rowdy gathering. Hutchinson said he had been sitting in his living room watching the revelry in the Panhandle when he noticed crowds react to Hamzeh's fall.
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Stocktonians help police nab burglary suspects
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Stockton Record, Mon, 20 May 2013
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STOCKTON – Police were able to arrest three juveniles suspected of burglary thanks to some quick-thinking people.
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Man shot while walking
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Stockton Record, Mon, 20 May 2013
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STOCKTON – A man walking in the 2400 block of Burlington Place around 11 p.m. Sunday told police he heard numerous gunshots and fell to the ground.
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Sacto 911: Vandalism at Woodland church hall includes threat against police
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Sacramento Bee News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Woodland police said that a Catholic church hall was vandalized with graffiti, including a threat against officers. Check out our crime blog, Sacto 9-1-1.
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Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council
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yahoo.com/crimes&trials, Mon, 20 May 2013
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people including a prominent provincial council chief outside the council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed responsibility.
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2 Fig Garden burglary suspects arrested
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Fresno Bee - Local News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Fresno County sheriff's deputies arrested two people in connection with a burglary early Monday in Fig Garden. Read comments
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May 20 First News
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Bakersfield Californian - Local News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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Lead stories from First Look with Scott Cox's Big 6. FOOTBALL STAR INJURED IN SHOOTING: Shots fired at a Bakersfield party leave two teenagers injured -- one a stand-out local football player. It happened Sunday morning at 2200 Edwards Avenue. Sheriff's Deputies got a call from Kern Medical Center that two teenagers had been shot. 18-year old Ridgeview High student Kamari Cotton-Moya was shot in the upper body. Cotton just signed with Iowa State to play football. 18-year old Kolin Jones was shot in the face and shoulder. Neither victim suffered life-threatening injuries. Anyone with information is urged to call the Sheriff's Office.
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Coroner IDs homicide victim, 27
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Sacramento Bee News, Mon, 20 May 2013
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A 27-year-old man who was shot to death early Saturday in the 4800 block of Baker Avenue in Colonial Heights has been identified as Atelea Matini Kaihea, according to Sacramento County Sheriff's Department spokesman Sgt. Jason Ramos.
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Yuba County Sheriff's program lends a hand to residents
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Appeal-Democrat (Marysville), Sun, 19 May 2013
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Max Smith wanted to cut down the old tree in his back yard. He wanted to cut his lawn, clean up his bushes and clear out the weeds, tall grass and bottles and cans others left in his yard. "I was going to do it, but I got all sick," the 86-year-old...
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Fairfield man dies in wrong-way crash
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The Reporter (Vacaville), Sun, 19 May 2013
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A 53-year-old Fairfield man killed in a car crash after driving about nine miles in the wrong direction on interstate highways 80 and 680 in Solano County Sunday night has been identified, officials said.
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Girl killed, parents hurt by shots fired into Sacramento area home
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The Reporter (Vacaville), Sun, 19 May 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A 10-year-old girl was shot to death and her parents were hospitalized after gunmen walked up to the front door of a home in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County and started shooting, sheriff's officials said.
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2 dead in small plane crash near Auburn
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The Reporter (Vacaville), Sun, 19 May 2013
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AUBURN (AP) -- Two people are dead after their small plane crashed near Auburn Municipal Airport late Saturday, authorities said.
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Wrong-way driver killed in Benicia crash
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Times-Herald (Vacaville), Sun, 19 May 2013
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A 53-year-old Fairfield man killed in a car crash after driving about nine miles in the wrong direction on interstate highways 80 and 680 in Solano County Sunday night has been identified, officials said.
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Vallejo police investigate kidnap, rape and robbery case
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Times-Herald (Vacaville), Sun, 19 May 2013
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Vallejo police were investigating a report of kidnapping, sexual assault, and armed robbery of a 19-year-old woman early Sunday.
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Vallejo couple robbed while taking a neighborhood walk
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Times-Herald (Vacaville), Sun, 19 May 2013
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Vallejo police arrested two teenagers on suspicion of armed robbery Sunday afternoon, police said.
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Piedmont: Burglar confronts residents, confines them to bedrooms
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Inside Bay Area/Alameda Times Star, Sun, 19 May 2013
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Electronics stolen from home on St. James Drive, police say
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Oakland police identify two Sunday homicide victims
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Inside Bay Area/Alameda Times Star, Sun, 19 May 2013
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The names of two men killed in shootings that happened 14 hours apart Sunday in West and East Oakland were released by police Monday. Motives have not yet been determined and no arrests have been made in the cases.
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Up to 50 people reportedly involved in melee outside Alameda sports bar
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Inside Bay Area/Alameda Times Star, Sun, 19 May 2013
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El Cerrito man stabbed during incident, Alameda police say.
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Police investigating Oakland's 39th homicide this year, and the second in the city in about 14 hours
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Inside Bay Area/Alameda Times Star, Sun, 19 May 2013
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Oakland Police say a 19-year-old man was fatally shot about 6:30 p.m. in the 2900 block of West Street. The killing was the second in the city in 14 hours. No suspect or motive were known in either killing.
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In Bakersfield, a muted response to beating by deputies
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Los Angeles Times - California, Sun, 19 May 2013
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Since the May 8 beating of David Sal Silva, who later died, residents have remained largely silent while a public outcry grows elsewhere in the state. BAKERSFIELD — After the last twisting drop of the Grapevine pass, the road stretches flat out past fields, fast-food restaurants and tractor lots to this Central Valley city that likes to emphasize that it's different from the rest of California.
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Man falls from roof at Bay to Breakers party in San Francisco
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SFGate Bay Area News Stories, Sun, 19 May 2013
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Man falls from roof at Bay to Breakers party in San Francisco A man suffered life-threatening injuries in a fall from a roof during what appears to have been a Bay to Breakers house party, according to San Francisco police. The incident occurred at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday on the 2000 block of Fell Street, and appears to be among the most serious reported during the race and subsequent celebrations.
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Son suspected of fatally shooting his father arrested in Santa Clarita
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Daily News (Woodland Hills), Sun, 19 May 2013
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SANTA CLARITA - The man wanted for the alleged fatal shooting of his father during an argument with his parents was arrested without incident during a traffic stop, sheriff's officials said.
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Thousands run, party in Bay to Breakers
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SFGate Bay Area News Stories, Sun, 19 May 2013
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Thousands run, party in Bay to Breakers The party atmosphere prevailed under clear skies for the 102nd Bay to Breakers, despite the watchful eyes of an expanded police presence. From elite Ethiopian distance runners to people dressed as hot dogs, nearly 30,000 registered participants and many other unofficial entrants took off from Howard and Main streets, heading 7.46 miles to a fog-free Ocean Beach. Alcohol was officially banned, but that didn't stop Sean Afshar, 21, of Berkeley, who paused on Howard Street with three friends to mix Smirnoff vodka with orange juice. A larger-than-usual police force stood guard throughout the route, extra-vigilant after the April 15 bombing at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured more than 260. Motorcycle patrols, canine units, park rangers and firefighters were on hand - as were bomb squads from Walnut Creek and Yolo County. Large backpacks were banned for the first time, and officers on the police scanner were heard looking for "someone in a gorilla suit" who had abandoned a pack. [...] the race was deemed the cleanest in years, said Mohammed Nuru, head of the Public Works Department. The most serious incident of the day ocurred around 3:30 p.m. when a 28-year-old man at a Bay to Breakers house party in the 2000 block of Fell Street accidentally fell off the roof of the four-story building, said Officer Albie Esparza, a police spokesman. Police said they had arrested 21 people on suspicion of public drunkenness and taken 16 others into tents to sober up.
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